Rock insert for smoking or vaping

Abstract

A rock insert for use with smoking or vaping paraphernalia such as a smoking pipe. The rock insert includes a porous body having an interior including first and second interior regions for holding smokable or vaping material, and a closed bottom. The porous body includes a plurality of pores, or vesicles having different shapes and dimensions that are randomly formed to absorb heat generated by an external heating source. The porous body effectively absorbs heat, and gradually and evenly distributes heat in a controlled manner to the smokable or vaping material to produce a gaseous vapor for human consumption. The rock insert is compatible for use with heat sensitive concentrates that can be heated slowly without burning or combusting quickly. In one embodiment, the rock insert includes a first interior formed in one end of the porous body, and a second interior formed in another end of the porous body, opposite the one end, to provide alternative interiors for holding smokable and/or vaping materials therein.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A rock insert for smoking or vaping, said rock insert comprising:
 a porous body including an interior extending partially within a central region of said porous body, a top opening in communication with said interior, and a closed bottom, said interior including a first interior region having a first interior sidewall integral with an annular base, and a second interior region formed through said annular base and coincident with said first interior region, said second interior region including a second interior sidewall having a top peripheral edge and a closed base, said second interior region being smaller in size than said first interior region; and   wherein said porous body is heatable by an external heating source to gradually distribute heat to a smokable or vaping material deposited within said interior to produce a gaseous vapor for human consumption.   
     
     
         2 . The rock insert of  claim 1 , wherein said porous body comprises a cylindrical porous body having an outer diameter and height. 
     
     
         3 . The rock insert of  claim 2 , wherein said first interior region comprises a first diameter, and said second interior region comprises a second diameter, said second diameter being smaller than said first diameter. 
     
     
         4 . The rock insert of  claim 3 , wherein said closed bottom comprises a rounded or conical contour. 
     
     
         5 . The rock insert of  claim 1 , wherein the porous body comprises a microporous, macroporous, cryptoporous, ultramicroporous, or mesoporous material. 
     
     
         6 . The rock insert of  claim 5 , wherein said porous body comprises any of volcanic rock, lava, scoria, basalt, andesite, rhyolite, dacite, latite, pumice, pyroclastic rock, sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, shale, granite, Trachytic obsidian, Trachyte, Andesitic glass, Syenite, Granodiorite, Quartz diorite, Rhyolitic obsidian, various tuffite, clay, glass, firerock, limestone, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The rock insert of  claim 6 , wherein said first interior sidewall comprises a vertical wall integral with said annular base, said annular base sloping downwards towards an opening of said second interior region. 
     
     
         8 . The rock insert of  claim 5 , further including a porous cap removably attachable to said top opening of said porous body for closing said interior, said porous cap comprising a microporous, macroporous, cryptoporous, ultramicroporous, or mesoporous material. 
     
     
         9 . The rock insert of  claim 1 , further including an alternate interior formed within said closed bottom and including an alternative sidewall integral with an alternate closed base, said alternate interior formed opposite said interior. 
     
     
         10 . A smoking or vaping accessory comprising:
 a cylindrical porous body including an interior extending within said porous body, a top opening in communication with said interior, and a closed bottom having a round contour, said interior including a first interior region having a first interior sidewall integral with an annular ledge, and a second interior region formed coincident with said first interior region, and including a second interior sidewall and a closed base, said first interior region comprising a first diameter, and said second interior region comprising a second diameter, said second diameter being smaller than said first diameter; and   wherein said cylindrical porous body is heatable by an external heating source to gradually distribute heat to a smokable or vaping material provided within said interior to produce a gaseous vapor for human consumption.   
     
     
         11 . The smoking or vaping accessory of  claim 10 , wherein the cylindrical porous body comprises a microporous, macroporous, cryptoporous, ultramicroporous, or mesoporous material. 
     
     
         12 . The smoking or vaping accessory of  claim 11 , wherein said cylindrical porous body comprises any of volcanic rock, lava, scoria, basalt, andesite, rhyolite, dacite, latite, pumice, pyroclastic rock, sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, shale, granite, Trachytic obsidian, Trachyte, Andesitic glass, Syenite, Granodiorite, Quartz diorite, Rhyolitic obsidian, various tuffite, clay, glass, firerock, limestone, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The smoking or vaping accessory of  claim 12 , wherein said cylindrical porous body includes an outer diameter of 5 to 10 cm, and a height of 7 to 12 cm, said first interior region includes a diameter of 4 to 7 cm, and a depth of 1 to 3 cm, and said second interior region includes a diameter of 1 to 3 cm, and a depth of 2 to 4 cm. 
     
     
         14 . The smoking or vaping accessory of  claim 12 , further including an alternate interior formed within said closed bottom and including an alternate sidewall integral with an alternate closed base, said alternate interior formed opposite said interior. 
     
     
         15 . A volcanic rock removably seated in a smoking or vaping paraphernalia, said volcanic rock comprising:
 a porous body including a first interior extending partially within one end of said porous body, said first interior including a first interior sidewall integral with a first closed base, and a first opening, and a second interior extending partially within another end of said porous body, opposite said one end, said second interior including a second interior sidewall integral with a second closed base, and a second opening, said first interior and a said second interior aligned one on top of another along a vertical axis when said porous body is oriented vertically; and   wherein said porous body is heatable by an external heating source to gradually distribute heat to a smokable or vaping material held within either of said first or second interior of said porous body to produce a gaseous vapor for human consumption.   
     
     
         16 . The volcanic rock of  claim 15 , wherein said porous body comprises a microporous, macroporous, cryptoporous, ultramicroporous, or mesoporous body. 
     
     
         17 . The volcanic rock of  claim 16 , wherein said porous body includes a plurality of pores and/or vesicles having different sizes, shapes, and depths that are formed randomly within the porous body. 
     
     
         18 . The volcanic rock of  claim 17 , wherein said porous body is constructed from scoria or pumice. 
     
     
         19 . The volcanic rock of  claim 1 , wherein said first interior and said second second interior each comprise a same shape and dimension. 
     
     
         20 . The volcanic rock of  claim 18 , wherein said porous body comprises a cylindrical porous body.